No but I think the expression was coined by Pontian (whether deliberate or unwitting.)
Pretty sure it pre-dates this one:
http://www.silvertails.net/forum/Thread-My-apologies-people
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This might be the motherload:

SER8 if you like a challenge, see if you can find the very first mention of a goat photo on Silvertails. I'm curious to know who was the very first alleged owner of said photo, I'm sure Willo inherited them from someone.